First Methodist Church (Lewisville, Arkansas)

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LocationJct. of Chestnut and 4th Sts., NW corner, Lewisville, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°21′30″N93°34′44″W / 33.35833°N 93.57889°W / 33.35833; -93.57889 Coordinates: 33°21′30″N93°34′44″W / 33.35833°N 93.57889°W / 33.35833; -93.57889
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Architect Witt, Seibert & Company
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Railroad Era Resources of Southwest Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 96000639 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1996

The First Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Chestnut and 4th Streets, NW corner in Lewisville, Arkansas. The single story brick building was designed by Witt, Seibert & Company of Texarkana and built in 1913. It is distinctive as one of the only church buildings to survive from Lewisville's period of economic prosperity during the lumber boom, and as an Akron Plan design with Classical Revival features. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for First Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-09-21.